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Feb 22, 2019, 9:37 pm

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ab2013

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Originally Posted by kjnangre

If we're comparing to the other west coast hubs (SFO, LAX) then I don't think your premise holds.
I don't think that's fair. DL always looks at the long term, not the immediate future (for example: their move at LAX which will cause 10 years of frustration but ultimately be a better long term plan).

In just a few years, they've built from a scratch a major new hub at SEA while kicking off the largest construction project in LAX history, and creating a new TPAC JV to boot. Not like they been sitting around twiddling their thumbs. This year brand new planes are coming into service at SEA, and next year new IAF facilities.

SFO/LAX are larger markets. Much larger.

I’ve said this before - I’m a bit skeptical of the long-term viability of DL’s SEA hub operation but I’d love to see them stick around. More competition benefits us flyers, and that’s something I don’t take for granted since I grew up flying out of DTW.

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